Above the gray fog

When Lin Shan stepped on this land, he immediately felt a warm and pure atmosphere.

This town is hidden in the lush mountains and forests, far away from the hustle and bustle, as if it is a paradise. Simple wooden houses are scattered on the green hillsides, and the smoke from cooking rises, interweaving with the morning glow into a harmonious picture.

The villagers live a simple life. The men work hard in the fields or wash fishing nets by the stream, carrying freshly picked fruits on their shoulders with satisfied smiles on their faces.

The women wash clothes around the well or weave cloth at the door of their homes, weaving colorful clothes with needles and threads in their hands.

The children chase and play in the alleys of the village, and their laughter is full of infinite vitality and vigor.

Lin Shan noticed that even in daily work, the townspeople always have innocent and kind smiles on their faces.

After observing for a while, Lin Shan found that the people here had no complicated conflicts of interest. Everyone lived a very pure life, and everyone seemed to have a love for life in their hearts.

Just as Lin Shan was immersed in this tranquility and harmony, a cry came into his ears, "Outsider?"

"Or a humanoid creature!"

"Great!"

Lin Shan looked to the side and saw that the one who exclaimed was a young man wearing strange clothes and holding the vegetables he had just bought.

This cry immediately attracted other townspeople, who seemed to have discovered something extraordinary and surrounded Lin Shan layer by layer.

"People! It's people, Auntie, look, it's really people!"

"Oh, don't push me, don't push me, I see, it's really a person, it's great, I didn't expect someone from our town would come."

At the outside of the crowd, a group of children held hands and cheered, "Oh! Oh! Oh! Someone is coming, someone is coming!"

"Make way, make way! The mayor is here! Everyone, make way!"

After a shove, a passage slowly opened up in the crowd, and the elder of the village, the respected mayor, walked through the crowd and came to Lin Shan.

He had a friendly smile on his face, and a hint of surprise and surprise in his eyes. In this remote town, foreign visitors are very rare.

The mayor said in his slightly hoarse voice: "Welcome, my friend from afar. I am the mayor of this town. I don't know where you are from, but no matter what, the people in our town will warmly welcome you. I hope you can stay in the town for a few days."

Lin Shan looked at the mayor. He had white hair and even a white beard, but his body was extremely tall and straight, and he had the strength of Sequence 8.

"My name is Lin Shan. I come from afar. I just want to travel around, experience different lives, and learn different cultures."

Lin Shan was a little confused. The people here were too enthusiastic. Not only did they not have the slightest defense against him as an outsider, they were even extremely rare.

When they heard that Lin Shan agreed to stay temporarily, the children cheered on the side. Their curiosity about new things was beyond words.

Perhaps it was because of curiosity, Lin Shan guessed. After all, in the endless years, his curiosity about the world has never diminished a bit.

The mayor asked the townspeople to be quiet, "Today, since we have a distinguished guest, let's prepare a banquet to welcome him. Everyone go home and prepare some delicious dishes. We will have a dinner under the big banyan tree at the head of the town in the evening."

After hearing the mayor's words, the townspeople immediately dispersed and prepared themselves.

Soon, the aroma of food began to spread in the village.

The mayor led Lin Shan to stroll around the town, and they talked about some very simple topics during the time.

"Oh, look, this tree is really lush!" The mayor pointed to a big tree in front.

"Hmm..." Lin Shan nodded slightly and did not respond.

The mayor fell into thought...muttered, "Isn't it like this?"

"What's not like this?"

"Trees, aren't trees lush?" The mayor looked at Lin Shan.

Lin Shan stared at the mayor for a few seconds, not understanding why he was entangled in whether the tree was lush or not.

"It's OK, a little bigger than the other trees."

"Is that so... I see, this is the compromise answer." The mayor muttered to himself all the way, repeating some meaningless words.

In the evening, the red moon rose, and the long table under the big banyan tree at the head of the town was full of various delicacies carefully prepared by the villagers. The children were playing under the banyan tree. They lit colorful lanterns and candles, which decorated the whole town very beautifully.

The banquet began, the mayor raised a glass to Lin Shan, and the townspeople toasted one after another. The air was filled with joy and happiness.

Lin Shan sighed silently in his heart. Although he had seen the prosperity and breadth of countless worlds, the simplicity and sincerity of this small town had a special power that could touch his closed and long-lasting heart.

The only strange thing was that the people in this town seemed to have a similar stubbornness.

"Hahaha, today is such a good day." After three rounds of drinking, the mayor seemed to be drunk, "Lin Shan, did you have fun?"

"Not bad, you guys are so enthusiastic." Lin Shan sat at the long table and ate casually.

"We believe that every visitor is a guest from heaven and should be received with the most sincere heart." The mayor laughed, "Next, I hope you can teach the children."

"Teach the children?" Lin Shan was puzzled and put down the big cup filled with wine in his hand.

"You are a human being, and we are fallen animals. For tens of millions of years, the greatest wish of our ancestors is that we can become humans, but our learning ability is very poor, and human culture is too complicated. As long as someone comes over, we will all As a distinguished guest, I hope to learn skills and make the children more human... uh..." Before the mayor could finish his words, he lay on the table and became drunk and unconscious.

The adult men and women in the town began to clean up the mess, while the children surrounded Lin Shan with longing eyes.

This look is so sincere and pure...

"What do you want to ask?" Learning how to behave, Lin Shan feels that there is no difference between people in this town and people outside. Perhaps the only difference is that people have many kinds of personalities, while people here seem to only have the beautiful side of human nature. , at least Lin Shan has never seen anything bad happen in this town.

"We want to learn human knowledge! We want to become real people." An older girl raised her hand and said crisply.

Lin Shan smiled. The people here are really weird. I hope this is really their true nature and not deliberately disguised.

"When learning to be a human being, you must first understand that the human world is not only beautiful. Your pure soul is the most precious wealth. Becoming a real person and understanding human nature may not be a good thing for you."

He stood up, and the children gathered around him. They looked at Lin Shan, their eyes shining brightly.

"I can teach you some knowledge, but in terms of becoming human, you have already done a good job, even better than real people." Lin Shan sat on the stone pier next to the big banyan tree.